70013+44871 LE Movement - April 2nd 2010

Any news yet on this movement?

Hoping to see it later near Abergavenny

Cheers in advance

 

All the times are up on uksteam.info

http://uksteam.info/tours/t10/t0402p.htm

 

44871 en route to Crewe reported a few mins late through WBQ and Acton Bridge. <BJ>

 

When are they moving to Exeter then,anybody any idea?

Cheers,
Mark

 

Saturday morning 03-April, dep Barton Hill at 07.39, arr Exeter at 09.38
www.uksteam.info/tours/t10/t0403a.htm

David

 

Ah,right,thanks David!

 

Through Prees at 12.50
19 minutes early

 

Video of the pair at Winwick this morning now up;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5i03PxoUI4

 

Passed through Magor on time - and with sun!!!

Pic to follow later.

 

44871 + 70013 safely into Bristol on time. <BJ>

 

the sun appeared at Temple Meads after the engines had reversed to Barton Hill....

 

A quick view of the locos travelling from Crewe to Bristol at Prees today in readiness for tomorrows trip:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLaysxcoyMc

Chris

 

I'm afraid I'm one of those idiots who will watch till the last whiff of exhaust has left the skies. I've often said the joy to me is seeing, smelling and hearing steam (especially on the big railway). Something I thought 50 years ago could never happen again. The video or photo (stunning as some are, like those of Lizzie yesterday) are, to me, just a bonus and something for those who couldn't be there in person.

Chris

 

At times when the weather is absolutely terrible (maybe like tomorrow!!), I tend to leave the video camera in it's bag and simply watch the train thunder past. My fondest memories of steam are of when I was a lad watching trains struggle up the 1-50 inclines of the Somerset and Dorset railway. No worries in those days about the wind direction, the sun direction or the coach liveries. Oh what a joy it was. <BJ>

 

Arrival of the two engines at Bristol Temple Meads on Friday afternoon.

http://michael527.fotopic.net/c1833113_1.html

 

Unless we are continueing to another location i usually stay until i can no longer hear it (and film).

 

Well youtube has at last allowed me to upload the video I took of this move, see my signature for the link.